There are 11 ways to get from Russia to Almaty by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Krasnodar
best- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane KRR - ALA
9h 12m$276–907Train via Kurgan
cheapest- Take the train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Kurgantrain
- Take the train from Kurgan to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Almaty 2train
2d 17h$103–411Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Asian Express Terminal to Shahristanbus
- Drive from Shahristan to Zomincar
- Take the bus from Zomin to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
4d$173–183Drive 3,841.5 km
- Drive from Moscow to Almatycar 3,841.5 km
45h 58m$315–455Fly from Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane VKO - ALA
7h 35m$172–352Fly from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport
- Fly from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GOJ - ALA
11h 7m$241–801Fly from Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane LED - ALA
8h 49m$182–552Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SVO - ALA
9h 21m$505–720Fly from Domodedovo International Airport
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DME - ALA
10h 41m$205–440Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratovbus
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2train 008Ж
3d 6h$237–441Train
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turksibtrain 318
- Take the train from Turksib to Almaty 2train 077X / ...
3d 7h$269–531
Krasnodar (KRR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Almaty is to train via Kurgan which costs $100 - $420 and takes 2 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Almaty is to fly which takes 7h 35m and costs $170 - $360.
No, there is no direct train from Russia to Almaty. However, there are services departing from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina and arriving at Almaty 2 via Kazansky Railway Terminal, Kurgan and Petropavlovsk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Russia and Almaty is 3028 km. The road distance is 3841.5 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Almaty without a car is to train via Kurgan which takes 2 days 17h and costs $100 - $420.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Russia to Almaty, including transfers.
Russia to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Kazansky Railway Terminal station.
The best way to get from Russia to Almaty is to fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $270 - $950. Alternatively, you can train via Kurgan, which costs $100 - $420 and takes 2 days 17h.
Russia to Almaty train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Kurgan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Russia to Almaty is 3842 km. It takes approximately 45h 58m to drive from Russia to Almaty.
What companies run services between Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Uzbekistan, S7 Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Almaty 2 via Komsomolskaya, Kazansky Railway Terminal, Kurgan, and Petropavlovsk in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–270
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Krasnodar to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–450
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazansky Railway Terminal to Kurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $270–380
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $65–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
Train from Kurgan to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $75–110
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $16–24
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $26–40
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $40–60
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $22–35
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $30–45
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $21–29
Train from Turksib to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $10–13
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $8–12
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Petropavlovsk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $130–190
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $190–260
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–400
Train from Turksib to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $60–90
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $85–130
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Turksib
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $260–400
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1616
Bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $129
Bus from Asian Express Terminal to Shahristan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Zomin to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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